“Music saves the soul.” Play softly while you read. Nope! I didn’t go to Maldives in a boyfriend-girlfriend situation. I wished I were but that fantasy seemed far from possible during the first quarter of 2015. It was actually far from possible for the last 3 years. Lol. And I just can’t wait for that … More It’s not you, it’s me. . (featuring Maldives)
From New York, I decided to explore more of the east coast by dropping by to New Jersey. I spent a day in Atlantic City and enjoyed the Vegas-like ambiance of the casinos and themed hotels but with smaller crowd. I still didn’t gamble. Neither did I drink. My day was spent mostly on being a … More Finding Solitude – A Day in Atlantic City, New Jersey
“Music saves the soul.” Play softly while you read. 🙂 “Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do. . Now you’re in New York, these streets will make you feel brand new; big lights will inspire you…” Yes, i quietly sang this song in my head as soon as the Delta Airlines … More My First in East Coast – New York City
Denice, Aubrey and Bing, feat. Jhulz. . We changed the plans and hardly followed the itinerary. Upon reaching every destination, for a split second, we decided “extend!!!”. We chased the sun and burned our skins. . We drowned ourselves and gulped sea water. . We traveled from North to South and met people, some may … More Wild and Free – Cebu Adventure with my Crazies
“Music saves the soul.” Play softly while you read. 🙂 During my vacation in Vegas, I took the opportunity to do a side trip to Grand Canyon before I flew to the east side of US. I took a package that includes a bus ride from Vegas to Grand Canyon West Rim, a quick stop at … More Postcardesque Landscape – Grand Canyon, Arizona Photo Diary
Bungee or sky jumping has always been in my bucket list that still remains open in many years waiting to be crossed out. I went to Vegas with a strong conviction with a loud and firmly brave heart that I can do the sky jump in Stratosphere. And since it is the highest in the world I knew I … More Acrophobia in the Making – Stratosphere in Las Vegas
“Music saves the soul.” Play softly while you read. Wink! 🙂 I don’t mind getting wasted because of alcohol. In fact, I like to drink. No. I love, like deeply in love, to drink. 🙂 Adding alcohol content in my body from at least 2 bottles of my favorite Corona beer or a glass of vodka-cranberry … More Maintaining (hardly) Sobriety in Sin City – Las Vegas, Nevada
“Music saves the soul.” Play softly while you read. . 🙂 I found that the Airport Express train from Incheon International Airport to downtown Seoul has fixed departure times with around 30 minutes interval, I booked a ticket for the next trip and used the waiting time to check which station should I alight. I had … More A Perfect 10-hour Layover in South Korea Part2 – Seoul
“Music saves the soul.” Play softly while you read. 🙂 I finally decided to explore the world further by booking a trip to US last August 2014. Apart from my body’s very need to travel, I felt like I needed some time alone, to ponder on things, to breathe, to breathe heavily. But before I made … More A Perfect 10-hour Layover in South Korea Part1 – Incheon
“Music saves the soul.” Play it first. . 🙂 I’ve known Rachel to be a restless traveler who, like me, worships the beach while embraces the pricking rays of the sun as if this combo is the best thing God has ever created. We’ve been planning our beach trip together for a very long time and for some reasons … More Trusting Buoyancy in the Raging Sea – Windsurfing in Anilao, Batangas
I had a day to wander around the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the major reason of the visit is just to see the famous Petronas Towers and be stunned by how it glows like an infrastructure full of swarovski crystals at night. I was somewhat not a fan of city tours around South East … More Admiring the Dazzling Twin Towers of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
“Music saves the soul.” Play it first. . 🙂 Valentine’s Day is only for cheesy couples. Wrong! 🙂 As early as January (or sometimes, December of the previous year), I contact all my single female friends (there’s actually not a lot, by “single female friends” you must already know I refer to my trusted travel buddies Myrna and Aubrey) to plan … More V Day? Let’s go girls! – Boracay, Philippines
“Music saves the soul.” Play it first. . 🙂 Don’t get me wrong, I still recommend tourists to go and visit El Nido in Palawan so they can be stunned with what Philippines has to offer them. It’s just we went to El Nido in December when the rain showers slightly spoiled our family trip. … More The Heart Pounding Sails – El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
And there I was, letting my family experience the inexplicable euphoria I get when I see places I’ve never been. Last December of 2013 (I know this post is a year toooo late, haha), my family and I flew to Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It was a year after the Underground River got all the fame it deserved when this … More A Paradise in the Philippines – Puerto Princesa, Palawan
The next day after our majestic trip to Agra for the famous Taj Mahal, we roamed around New Delhi where we booked our hotel. It was on a Monday and little did we know that most of the tourist attractions in the city are closed every first weekday. Charge it to spontaneity and laziness, we didn’t … More The Adventures of the Overly Paranoids – New Delhi, India
It was during the first quarter of 2014 when all the news about rape cases and abuse of women in India were accentuated to the world that we had the sudden urge to book a flight to this South Asian country. We were very much aware that this trip is gonna be disquieting as supported by opinions of other tourists I … More Don’t-Tell-My-Mom Travel Diary – Agra, India
After my second trip to Bali, my friends and I had a short visit to Yogyakarta, where the Borobudur and Prambanan temples are just a few hours drive away. Yogyakarta, sometimes called Jogjakarta, is located in Central Java province of Indonesia. Both the Borobudur and Prambanan temples are in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. These … More A Short but Magnificent Trip to Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Music saves the soul.” Play it first. . 🙂 My mind has been preoccupied by a lot of things upon reaching the young professional age. Things that have reduced the melatonin in my brain and caused me sleepless nights which my future self will probably regret. There are so many things I wanna do but got so … More Quarter Life Crisis – A Swift Escape (with a Clouded Mind) to Bali, Indonesia
FAILED. Yup, I went to Da Nang, Vietnam without checking the whether around October or November of 2013. Thinking that Da Nang, Vietnam is almost at the same level of Manila below the equator, I expected the same sunshine on that trip. I was wearing shorts and beach button up top plus my new pair of … More The Sun-kissed Tan I Dream to Get in Da Nang, Vietnam
We had a chance to stay in Saigon after our a-little-too-freezing-for-me trip in Da Nang; we took advantage of the one-night and half a day to explore Ho Chi Minh City. My friends had a good drinking session at night while I suffer from a painful dysmenorrhea (urrggghhh!). The next day, we made sure we … More Astonished by the Cu Chi Tunnels of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Restless Firefly 